Ice carrier



March 18, 1930. J. H. DARNEIAL 1,751,031

ICE CARRIER Filed May 11. 1928 Patented Mar. 18, 1930 UNITED STATES JACOB H. ID.AR1\TEAL, F, HOUSTON, TEXAS ICE CARRIER Application filed May 11,

My invention relates to means for carrying ice. It takes the place of the ordinary ice tongs by means of which ice is delivered from the wagon to the house by ice men.

In the use of the ordinary ice tongs there is no way of preventing the melting ice from dripping so as to wet the clothes of the ice man who carries the ice upon his shoulder. The dripping ice also soils the walks and floor as the ice is carried, to the refrigerator.

I contemplate overcoming these objections by the provision of an ice engaging and carrying means whereby the drippings of the ice are caught and retained in the carrier while the ice is being handled.

It is an object toprovide a bag or con tainer of flexible material attached to the iceengaging device which will protect the carrier while the ice is being transported to the '20 refrigerator, and which will retain the drippings until the ice is delivered.

Referring to the drawings herewith, Fig. 1 is a top plan View of the invention. Fig. 2 is a broken topview of the forward end, showing the handles brought together. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the carrier. Fig. 4 is a plan View of the blank of which the bag is constructed, and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the carrier shown in the position when it is fitted over a block of ice.

In constructing the device I employ a rectangular frame 1, of resilient metal in the form of a rod or heavy wire, bent to rectangular shape with the ends of the rod extended forwardly away from the body of the frame at one end as shown at 2. These ends are spaced apart and are recurved upwardly and backwardly to provide handles 3. Said handles, being spaced apart, may be forced toward each other to bring the sides 4 of the frame toward the ice to be carried.

To engage the ice, I provide brads 5 on the inner sides of the frame to engage the ice in n the same manner as the ordinary ice tongs.

Connected with the frame 1 is a bag or container 6 of flexible material impervious to water. This bag may be of canvas, treated to make it water proof. It is formed of a blank, as shown Fig. 4, the sides and ends of which may be wrapped over the frame and secured 1928. Serial No. 276,893.

in place, as will be seen from Fig. 1, by sewing or cementing. It will thus extend downwardly from the frame and form a container, the open side of which is reinforced by the frame 1.

The bag is used by turning itwith the open side down over a block of ice 8, as seen in Fig. 5. The bag is made for 50 or 25 pound v cakes of ice under ordinary conditions, although larger or smaller sizes may be provided. The handles 3 will be forced toward each other, as shown in Fig. 2, so as to bring the brads 5 into biting contact with the cake of ice; and the ice is then lifted and the carrier reversed to bring the lower side of the container upon the shoulder of the user, and the ice may then be delivered.

No drippings from the ice will wet the clothes of the user, and when the ice is placed upon the floor to arrange a place for it in the ice box, it will not wet the floor. The device is fully as convenient in use as the ordinary tongs and has the advantage that no drippings from the ice will wet the floor or walks of the patrons of the deliverer of the ice and the iceman can work without being wetted by the meltings from the ice.

What I claim as new is:

1. An ice carrier comprising a frame of resilient metal, the ends at one side being spaced apart, handles on said ends, and a flexible container secured upon said frame and depending therefrom.

2. An ice carrier comprising a frame of resilient metal, the ends at one side being spaced apart, handles on said ends, inwardly-extending brads on said frame to engage the ice, and a flexible container secured upon said frame and depending therefrom.

3. An ice carrier comprising a piece of resilient metal bent into rectangular shape, the ends of said metal piece extending from said rectangle and being spaced apart and bent lat? orally to form handles, a container of flexible material impervious to water mounted on said frame, and means on said frame adapted to engage a cake ofice upon compression of said handles.

4. A frame of resilient metal bent'into approximately rectangular shape, handles at ohe end thereof whereby the sides of the signature 7th day of M frame may be-moved resiliently toward each other, brads on the sides of said frame, and a bag of flexible material secured upon said frame} In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my l,'A.. .D. 1928.

, ARNEAL.

JACOB,

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